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If anyone finds it handy, you can download Big Sur Final at this App Store Link:
macOS Big Sur
macOS Big Sur elevates the world's most advanced desktop operating system to a new level of power and beauty. Experience Mac to the fullest with a refined new design. Enjoy the biggest Safari update ever. Discover new features for Maps and Messages. And get even more transparency around your...
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Would you say this is daily driver ready now? I'm debating installing it on my main partition (after creating a backup, of course) I've successfully installed it on a separate partition and haven't found any issues.
anyone have the direct link for download.........the Mac App Store isn't going to let us because we are on unsupported machines. Need a direct apple server link. Anyone at all?
Did you do an actual "upgrade", i.e. did you install Big Sur on top of Catalina? Or did you install on a separate partition and then restored your Catalina Time Machine backup to the Big Sur installation/partition?
Mac Mini 2012 2.3GHz i7 (HD 4000 GPU) 16GB RAM w/ 2 FHD displays hooked up: No stutters with Drift - I watched it for over a minute looking for anything but it seems as smooth as I would expect it to be. This is actually the first time I've ever looked at it and it is nice, I might keep it turned on
I have run CatalinaOTAswufix so I am downloading from the apple store. It shows version 11.0.1. Installing is a different ball game.
What would I need for a late 2013 iMac? ThanksJust install OpenCore, then your cMP will able to install / update / run Big Sur like any natively supported Mac.
Activate AMD hardware acceleration
I created a new "easy to install package" as per many requested (based on the official OpenCore). [The attached package updated to 1.0.0] For those who only need HWAccel, post #594 has everything you need. This new package mainly offer HWAccel + boot screen. Also, this package should work in...forums.macrumors.com
Of course, this assume Apple won't change the logic in the coming release.
Direct link to the App Store version: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
A 2012 Mac Mini has more or less the same hardware, its runs like a charm, I do have the same MBP but won't install BS on it for at least a few months if ever, I hardly use it.
I am downloading on a supported MacBook but the app store is glacially slow.
For those who ask for a download link, ffs, use RC2, it's ff 1 (20B28 v20B29) number different, probably exactly the same as This one.
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...8zn9l7aj9nr4pqemhqhbvlq1/InstallAssistant.pkg
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...8zn9l7aj9nr4pqemhqhbvlq1/InstallAssistant.pkg
It's most likely not the Appstore if you are downloading from Big Sur!!!
Restart download over and over until you get a good result is what I do/did.
BS seems to have bugs related to slow inconsistent downloads from Apple and maybe others, I haven't tested the last bit.
Yes it is, I stopped the download as it showed an ETA of 22 hours!!!
Eh - from Catalina on a supported Mac downloading through the Software Upgrade panel claims it will take 14 hours ... I think Apple servers are getting slammed ... this isn't even over WiFi as it is an ethernet connection.
Thanks to the new wonderful @jackluke UI graphical patcher (and his infinite patience...)
I have Big Sur RC2 completely working (excepted acceleration & SIRI) and quite fast on Mac mini 2010 and iMac 2013 (very fast and with graphic acceleration, 30 minutes installation keeping all installed apps) This il my main system now!
)I have Big Sur RC2 completely working (excepted acceleration & SIRI) and quite fast on Mac mini 2010 and iMac 2013 (very fast and with graphic acceleration, 30 minutes installation keeping all installed apps) This il my main system now!
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@justperry are you saying thats the download link for the final because RC 2 Is a different build number.
but I'm pretty sure thats rc 2 like I said the build numbers are different.....theres a reason its downloading so fast lol....I don't think its the final build!